Matt Smith and Karen Gillan star as the new Doctor and his companion in an all-new series of Doctor Who. After his explosive regeneration, the Eleventh Doctor awakes to discover his TARDIS is about to crash! After falling from the sky, he pulls himself out of the wreckage to come face-to-face with young Amy Pond. The Doctor promises to take Amy to the stars. But first they must divert an alien plot that could destroy the Earth. The Doctor makes good his promise, and Amy boards the regenerated TARDIS, ready to take to the stars on a series of wild adventures that will change her life. As always, wherever the Doctor goes, his oldest enemies, the Daleks, are never far behind. They are hatching a new master plan from the heart of war-torn London in the 1940s. But they are not the only strange creatures the Doctor and Amy must face--there are also alien vampires, humanoid reptiles, the Weeping Angels, and a silent menace that follows Amy and the Doctor around wherever they go.
Is there anything scarier than clowns? Of course not. And who knows scary better than Stephen King? You see where we're going. It puts a malevolent clown (given demented life by a powdered, red-nosed Tim Curry) front and center, as King's fat novel gets the TV-movie treatment. Even at three hours plus, the action is condensed, but an engaging Stand by Me vibe prevails for much of the running time. The seven main characters, as adolescents, conquered a force of pure evil in their Maine hometown. Now, the cackling Pennywise is back, and they must come home to fight him--or, should we say, It--again. Admitting the TV-movie trappings and sometimes hysterical performances, this is a genuinely gripping thriller. As so often with King, the basic idea (the bond formed during a childhood trauma) is clean and powerful, a lifeline anchored in reality that leads us to the supernatural. --Robert Horton
"Rushmore" tells the story of Max Fischer, a 10th grader at Rushmore Academy and an overachiever. When his plans to be the perfect student go awry, he plots his revenge.
Cheeky London stray Pudsey (voiced by David Walliams - Room on the Broom) has just found a new loving family in the shape of Gail (Jessica Hynes - Nativity 2: Danger in a Manger) and her three children Molly George and Tommy and things couldn’t be better. However his new life comes under threat when their dog-hating landlord Mr Thorne (John Sessions – Made In Dagenham) plots to demolish the entire village leaving Pudsey no choice but stop him by whatever means. Join Britain’s Got Talent winner Pudsey on his big screen adventure - a heart-warming and hilarious tail for all the family!
British television crime drama Broadchurch was created and written by Chris Chibnall and produced by Kudos Television and Film, Shine America, and Imaginary Friends. Series 1 focuses on the death of an 11-year-old boy and the impact which grief, mutual suspicion, and media attention have on the town. Series 2 of Broadchurch returns to centre around how the community of Broadchurch rebuilds itself after the events of series one. Tennant, Colman, and most of the cast of series one return for series two. New series two cast members include Marianne Jean-Baptiste, James D'Arcy, Eve Myles, Charlotte Rampling, Meera Syal, andPhoebe Waller-Bridge.
Based on Alex Haley's bestseller, the 1977 TV mini-series Roots told the harrowing story of one man's ancestors, commencing with African warrior Kunta Kinte, captured, transported to America, stripped of his dignity, his rights, and even his name. He tries but fails to escape before accepting he can never return to Africa. He marries and bears a daughter, Kizzy, who is callously sold, then raped by her new "master". However, her son, Chicken George, a resourceful dab hand with gamecocks, lives long enough to see his own children attain a liberty of sorts following the Civil War. Roots is told in the same, accessible televisual language as The Waltons or Bonanza, yet it is never bland or evasive. It leaves no doubt as to the torment and abuse suffered by blacks, and although the series' conclusion is fictionally satisfying, for many of the black characters their only hope lies in generations yet unborn. It is sturdy enough drama but its greatest, most revolutionary effects were social. It persuaded American audiences to regard their history from a black perspective, and to see how--against odds far more desperate than those the pilgrims faced--Africans laid claim to their status as free African-Americans. Roots was massively popular, triggering a craze for genealogy and paving the way for series like 1979's Holocaust, which similarly raised the public's awareness of the slaughter of the Jews under Hitler. Most importantly, Roots changed forever the way black people were depicted on American TV. On the DVD: Roots is presented in 1:33:1 format and is visually extremely well-preserved. Extra features include a "Roots Family Tree", a copious, informative audio commentary featuring members of cast and crew, and a documentary, "Remembering Roots". Although this consists only of interviews, these convey the extraordinary emotional grip this project had on those who took part in it.--David Stubbs
British television crime drama Broadchurch was created and written by Chris Chibnall and produced by Kudos Television and Film, Shine America, and Imaginary Friends. Series 1 focuses on the death of an 11-year-old boy and the impact which grief, mutual suspicion, and media attention have on the town. Series 2 of Broadchurch returns to centre around how the community of Broadchurch rebuilds itself after the events of series one. Tennant, Colman, and most of the cast of series one return for series two. New series two cast members include Marianne Jean-Baptiste, James D'Arcy, Eve Myles, Charlotte Rampling, Meera Syal, andPhoebe Waller-Bridge.
Innovative BAFTA and British Comedy Award-winning comedians Robert Webb and David Mitchell are back with a second series of their hilarious sketch show That Mitchell And Webb Look.
In a time before the science of crime became the solving of it a detective relied on an open eye a keen ear and the dogged pursuit of any and every lead. Here in Victorian England the difference between innocence and guilt can all be weighed upon The Suspicions of Mr Whicher. The Murder at Road Hill House. Adapted from Kate Summerscale’s bestselling book a gripping true story of murder psychological suspense and courtroom drama. On the morning of 30th June 1860 on the edge of a sleepy Wiltshire village three-year-old Saville Kent has disappeared from his bedroom in the mansion known as Road Hill House. When he is found brutally murdered the case becomes a national scandal and the Home Secretary calls on Inspector Jonathan “Jack” Whicher the much lauded ‘Prince of Sleuths’. Jack soon finds himself in another world of lords and masters and their servants. All have something to hide but only one knows the darkest truth of all. The Murder in Angel Lane Jack Whicher the pioneering detective now turned “private inquiry agent” spies a finely dressed lady in an unseemly part of town and feels honour-bound to help her. Susan Spencer is desperately searching for her vulnerable young niece and Mr Whicher’s suspicions are soon raised. As he makes inquiries of his old colleagues in Scotland Yard he soon becomes embroiled in a dark and devious case of murder and sinister family secrets.
The Women Of Brewster Place is a gripping and loving group portrait of seven women whose backs are literally against the wall: a surrounding wall whose brick facade has turned the address of Brewster Place into both a real and symbolic dead end. It is a street overflowing with tales of courage and anguish. For the women who call this home (played by Oprah Winfrey Robin Givens and Cicely Tyson among others) Brewster Place is a source of conflicts amid the dark and overcrowded tenements. Despite their different backgrounds these women are ultimately united in a single act of courage against the walls of racism sexism and violence in a stirring climax.
Henry Winkler plays Jack Dunne a troubled Vietnam veteran who has a history of mental problems. He fools his doctor and escapes from the hospital with the intention of starting a worm farm with his fellow veterans. When Jack hops aboard a bus he meets Carol Bell (Sally Field) who is running away from her impending wedding day. While he initially irritates her she soon finds it hard to refuse to invitation to help out on the farm when his plans start to go awry.
A gripping and loving portrait of seven women who's back are literally against the wall; a surrounding wall whose brick facade has turned the address of Brewster Place into both a real and symbolic dead end.
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